An illuminating portrait of the accomplished poet describes the life and work of an American woman whose love poetry transformed a generation of writers, drawing on letters, diaries, and journals of the poet and her various lovers that capture the liberated world of a woman whose life was dedicated to art and love. 20,000 first printing.
Daniel Mark Epstein is an award-winning essayist, poet, playwright, translator, biographer, and musician. He's won the Prix de Rome, a Guggenheim fellowship, and been anthologized in several collections of essays and poetry. His books include biographies of Aimee Semple, Nat King Cole, and seven volumes of poetry. He lives in Baltimore, MD.